Spinner



April 11, 1950 J ARFF 2,503,607

Filed April 1, 1946 SPINNER [/v VEN TOQ J/WZ H 6/92 Patented Apr. 11,1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC 3 Claims.

This invention relates generally to fishing equipment and particularlyto a spinner.

The main object of this invention is to produce a spinner having uniqueand highly desirable reflecting properties, and which is so constructedthat a simple polishing operation will intensify the reflectingproperties of the device along predetermined areas.

The second object is to employ a material for this purpose which isespecially adapted to resist the corrosive effects of the water and alsoprovide the maximum amount of reflecting property.

I accomplish these and other objects in a manner set forth in thefollowing specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich Figure 1 is a plan of the spinner.

Figure 2 is a section taken along the line 22 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse section similar to Figure 3 showing a modifiedform of rib.

Similar numbers of reference refer to the same or similar partsthroughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a somewhat oval form of spinner[6 having a small end I l and a larger end l2 both of which are providedwith a perforation I3, having attached elements not shown.

It being understood that this device is mounted, as are nearly allspinners, so that they may turn, this usually being accomplished bymeans of a swivel. The purpose and use of which is so well understood asto require no explanation here.

In Figure 3, it will be noted that the spinner, while concave on itsinner side I4 is provided with ribs [5 on its outer side. Theintervening lands I6 being convex, concave, or flat for the purpose ofreflecting the light rays IT in the fashion indicated in Figure 3producing a dazzling effect when the spinner revolves about the axis ofthe line.

In Figure 4 a slightly different effect is produced by striking the ribsl8 out of the body IQ of the spinner. The ribs I8, like the ribs 15, arelongitudinal in relation to the spoon and parallel with each other.

It is highly desirable to make the spoon out of silver, owing to thefact that it possesses fine refleeting qualities when polished, andsince it is the high spots or ribs that project from the surface of theconvex side of the spinner, these would soon wear away from polishing,if plating was employed, but would stand the most severe polishing, ifthe metal were uniform throughout. In fact, the outstanding portionswould take the highest polish, which is, of course, a desirableaddition.

While the raised portions or ribs take on the high lights, it is theintervening lands H), which are convex longitudinally and transversed onthe outer portion of the spinner and concave on the inner portion on thespinner as shown in Fig. 4. It is the concave portions l6 which form thelands between the ribs l 5 which do the reflecting in the form shown inFig. 3.

I am, of course, aware that numerous forms of spinners have beenconstructed in the past, I, therefore, do not claim such devicesbroadly, but I do intend to cover such forms and modifications thereof,as fall fairly within the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A spinner of the class described consisting of an elongatedconcavo-convex member having its convex side covered with adjoiningconcave areas, the edges of which form parallel ridges.

2. A spoon of the class described having a somewhat oval form, one sideof said spoon being convex and the other side concave, and the convexside of said spoon having longitudinal ribs formed along the lengththereof in parallelism with each other.

3. A spinner of the class described having a concavo-convex crosssection and having a somewhat oval outline characterized by having ribsformed thereon projecting from the convex side thereof in parallelismwith the major axis of the spoon.

JOHN H. ARFF.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 341,261 McHarg May 4, 1886916,691 Fey Mar. 30, 1909 1,463,858 Wandve Aug. 7, 1923 1,464,041Holcomb Aug. 7, 1923

